UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM N-PX ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY Investment Company Act file number 811-21269 Wells Fargo Advantage Income Opportunities Fund _____________________________________________________ (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 525 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 _____________________________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) C. David Messman Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC 525 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94105 _____________________________________________________ (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 800-222-8222 Date of fiscal year-end: 4/30 Date of reporting period: 07/01/12 - 06/30/13 Item 1. Proxy Voting Record ========= WELLS FARGO ADVANTAGE INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND (Closed End) ========= FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Ticker: FRP Security ID: 305560302 Meeting Date: JUN 03, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 12, 2013 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Dennis J. Austin For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Peter C. Gingold For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Edward D. Horowitz For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Michael J. Mahoney For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Michael K. Robinson For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Paul H. Sunu For For Management 1.7 Elect Director David L. Treadwell For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Wayne Wilson For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRUMP ENTERTAINMENT RESORTS, INC. Ticker: TRMPQ Security ID: 89816T202 Meeting Date: DEC 13, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 25, 2012 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Change Range for Size of the Board For For Management 2.1 Elect Director Stephen McCall For For Management 2.2 Elect Director Robert Symington For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRUMP ENTERTAINMENT RESORTS, INC. Ticker: TRMPQ Security ID: 89816T202 Meeting Date: MAR 18, 2013 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: FEB 12, 2013 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Amendments to Certificate of For For Management Incorporation to Provide for Restrictions on Ownership and Transferability of Our Common Stock Applicable Under the New Jersey Casino Control Act ========== END NPX REPORT SIGNATURES PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, THE REGISTRANT HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REPORT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED, THERE UNTO DULY AUTHORIZED. WELLS FARGO ADVANTAGE INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND *BY: /S/ KARLA M. RABUSCH KARLA M. RABUSCH, PRESIDENT OF WELLS FARGO FUNDS MANAGEMENT, LLC, AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. DATE: July 26, 2013 *BY: /S/ ANDREW OWEN ANDREW OWEN, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF WELLS FARGO FUNDS MANAGEMENT, LLC. *EXECUTED BY ANDREW OWEN ON BEHALF OF KARLA M. RABUSCH PURSUANT TO A POWER OF ATTORNEY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE AND FILED AUGUST 31, 2007.